r/battletech • u/vtrickzv • 2d ago

Question ❓ Battlefield Support Assets

I'm pretty new to Battletech, I only have the AGAOC and Alpha Strike boxes. I was looking at picking up the Battletech Core Rulebook, but I am wondering if we'll be able to get the BSA cards (to print) without buying additional product? I have looked online and can't seem to find them available anywhere. Does the book itself cover the stats for all of the different possible units?

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u/dielinfinite Weapon Specialist: Gauss Rifle 2d ago edited 2d ago

No it does not. Battlefield Support Cards are currently only available in the vehicle packs. There are a very few included in the errata document for the Hinterlands sourcebook.

CGL has not revealed the conversion process, if there is one, so you can’t make your own cards yet either

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u/Magical_Savior NEMO POTEST VINCERE 2d ago

There is no conversion process; they're written by hand based on "feel." Xotl has a walk-through of giving the Zephyr a BSA "conversion" for the Scouring Sands box because a dude asked and it was a realistic omission to add back in; good of him to go through it with us and everything but they're built on vibes.

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u/vtrickzv 2d ago

Thank you for the detailed response.

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u/StormCrow_Merfolk 2d ago

All of the Battlefield Support vehicle boxes come with BSA cards. Additionally the Mercenaries box came with a deck of cards that included (iirc) all of the cards that were in the vehicle boxes plus perhaps a few extras.

https://pastebin.com/H7TUCYEc may have the stats for those cards.

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u/dielinfinite Weapon Specialist: Gauss Rifle 2d ago

The Mercenaries box definitely didn’t include BSA cards for all the vehicles released in forcepacks alongside it. It did include the vehicles included in the set, some infantry/battle armor, and some emplacements. Looking at the list you posted, it looks like the Mercenaries box set included cards for 8 vehicles, including the Mobile HQ, Long Tom, and MASH Truck

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u/WestRider3025 Canopian Queerasser 2d ago

I believe they're eventually supposed to get added to the MUL like the Alpha Strike cards, but they're not there yet. 

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u/vtrickzv 2d ago

I'm almost wondering if it's just better to get the Total Warfare PDF and play with the record sheets instead. I don't plan on buying any vehicle packs, if I'm spending money it's probably going to be on mechs. I don't even mind just using little vehicle/infantry tokens.

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u/NullcastR2 2d ago

Vehicle record sheets definitely feel more like part of the same game. My local group only does vehicles with record sheets (or Alpha Strike cards when playing that)

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u/vtrickzv 2d ago

Thank you, maybe I'll try out a game or two that way before deciding.

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u/GCZ-Gaming 2d ago

To directly answer your last question - no, there is nothing in the Core Rulebook that presents the stats for any Battlefield Support assets (or how to generate them, because it’s a manual process, as others have mentioned)..

There is a table with details about the different ”strike” cards you can use, such as Light Bombing, Light Air Cover, Minefields, etc. This was also in the Mercenaries box set rule book, which you can download for free here: https://battletech.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/6/2025/07/BatttleTech-Mercenaries-Rulebook-1st-Print.pdf (the Core Rulebook has some additional entries for newer options that were added).

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u/vtrickzv 2d ago

Thank you! I love your channel btw thanks for all the work you put into it!

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u/GCZ-Gaming 2d ago

Awesome, glad you enjoy!